Supreme Alchemist-Chapter 2409 - 2399 Rainstorm Pear Flower Needle

Tang Long followed Long Yan’s gaze and discovered that Long Yan was looking at a small item. Of course, these things were merely cheap trinkets to Tang Long.

"This is called a hidden weapon, just some underhanded trickery."

Long Yan silently stared at the oval-shaped item gleaming coldly within the display case. In Long Yan’s eyes, it seemed quite intriguing. Even though he had undergone reincarnation, he had never encountered such a thing in the cultivation world before. He casually picked it up from the counter.

"This thing..."

Tang Long squinted his eyes. Hidden weapons were considered lowly techniques in the understanding of the people on this continent, so it was something Tang Long used merely to fill the shop’s inventory. In truth, such items could be found quite commonly in Chang’an City.

"This thing just needs a simple twist to enter its trigger state, like this."

As Tang Long explained, he gently twisted the base of the hidden weapon in his hand and pressed a button deep into it. Instantly, the oval item bloomed into an iron flower.

After all, Long Yan hadn’t purchased anything substantial on this visit, not even the Dragon Tooth sword he held in his hand, which Tang Long had given him for free. If sold at the marked price, the money Long Yan carried wouldn’t be nearly enough to buy Dragon Tooth.

Tang Long was a businessman who wouldn’t let any opportunity to make money slip away. He threw the hidden weapon in his hand toward the wall, and when the iron flower hit the surface, it blossomed immediately. Meanwhile, the shop assistant smartly tugged a nearby rope, releasing a massive iron shield.

Using his White Tiger Mystic Technique, Long Yan clearly saw that the moment the iron flower blossomed, countless tiny cold rays shot out in all directions. Besides a few weapons, the walls were instantly pierced through, and many areas were shattered by these cold rays.

"This..."

Long Yan was visibly shocked. He didn’t expect such power to exist inside this small item. Seeing Long Yan’s expression, Tang Long’s lips curled into a faint smile. While hidden weapons were scorned, their sheer power was undeniable. Moreover, this particular hidden weapon was exclusive to Tang Long’s shop, though the sales figures weren’t exactly promising.

"How much does this cost?"

Long Yan reached out and gently touched the shield. He now understood what those cold rays were—the iron flower had shot out long, slender steel needles.

If he could acquire the detailed method of making such an item and incorporate some precious materials, the element of surprise could likely shift the tide of a battle. As for concerns about dishonor or vileness, Long Yan cared little. After all, what was the point of discussing honor when one’s life was at stake? The cultivation world was far more brutal than the environment martial artists lived in.

"But I want to know—who made these things?"

Long Yan thought for a moment before asking Tang Long who had created such a thing. Yet, he suspected that Tang Long wouldn’t divulge the manufacturing process, as it was likely a trade secret and he had nothing valuable to exchange.

"What is Young Master Long talking about?"

Tang Long gave Long Yan a peculiar look. Ever since he’d seen Long Yan earlier, there was something off about him, although Tang Long couldn’t quite put his finger on it. He simply observed Long Yan with that kind of gaze.

Long Yan was a little flustered. He had only been here for two days and had lost all his memories, so he had no clue who he used to know. But he hadn’t expected his luck to be this terrible—to randomly pick a store and run into someone from his past.

Tang Long and Long Yan obviously knew each other, or else, despite Long Yan’s status, he’d merely be seen as a pretty face. Although Tang Long wasn’t part of the Emperor Clan, he was still somewhat wealthy. Why else would he treat Long Yan with such respect?

In the past, Long Yan often tinkered with small items and handed them over to Tang Long to sell. Otherwise, it wouldn’t make sense for Tang Long to let Long Yan casually take his shop’s treasure; he would’ve thrown him out instead.

Thus, the Storm Pear Blossom Needle that Long Yan had his eye on was actually one of his own creations, though Tang Long didn’t yet realize that the current Long Yan was no longer the same person.

"The inventor of these things is none other than Young Master Long himself."

Long Yan awkwardly scratched the back of his head and said with embarrassment, "Is that so? I’ve been so busy lately that I almost forgot."

He laughed nervously twice. There was no way he could remember such things; after all, they were the deeds of the previous Long Yan. Clearly, his hopes of finding someone with blueprints for the creation of these items were dashed.

According to Tang Long, Long Yan had delivered the finished products directly to the shop, without involving the blacksmith. This completely ruled out the possibility of finding relevant blueprints through Tang Long.

"It’s like this. I remember that my last batch had some minor flaws, so my intention this time was to fix those defects. Of course, I can’t take everything back at once. So, let’s remove the Storm Pear Blossom Needle from sale for now. Once I’ve made adjustments, I’ll place it back on sale—with a higher price, of course."

"Alright. But before Young Master Long came, quite a few people already bought several of them. Should I try to retrieve them for you?"

Upon hearing this, Tang Long didn’t think much of it. He was just trying to determine whether the earlier items Long Yan had sold were defective.

"No need. I just want to refine a few things. It won’t change the essence of the product, so there’s no need to worry."

In truth, there was nothing wrong with the hidden weapons. Long Yan merely wanted to disassemble a few to see if he could replicate them. However, he was not very optimistic.

"I see."

Tang Long instructed the shop assistant nearby to fetch several Storm Pear Blossom Needles from storage and hand them to Long Yan. Then, Tang Long went upstairs to attend to his own matters, since Long Yan didn’t need anything else.

Moments later, the shop assistant returned with a few Storm Pear Blossom Needles, though Long Yan hadn’t anticipated that, according to the assistant, they were relatively popular items, and only three remained in stock.

Though there was talk of settling accounts with Long Yan, he decided against it. Instead, he picked a sword from the counter to offset the debt. After all, once his business here was finished, he planned to leave Heart Inquiry Road. In this virtual world, money was ultimately meaningless.

"I’ll leave this item for Jian Wuchen, then."

Previously, Long Yan saw Jian Wuchen’s attitude toward the maiden and understood everything clearly.

"With just a wooden sword, there’s no way he can fight."

Long Yan muttered to himself. Earlier, he had studied the three Storm Pear Blossom Needles. It seemed his secrecy work had been quite thorough, as all the components were interconnected with iron blocks, rendering the hidden weapons impossible to disassemble.

Follow curr𝒆nt nov𝒆ls on freew(𝒆)bnov𝒆l.(c)om